1 The competent cantonal authority may, for scientific purposes or for educational and therapeutic purposes, grant exceptional approval for protected plants to be gathered or dug up or for animals to be captured in specified areas.
2 It may authorise the removal of riparian vegetation for projects limited to a specific site in cases permitted under the legislation on the water bodies protection authorities or on the protection of water bodies.66
3 If on the basis of a different enactment a federal authority is competent to decide on a project, this authority shall grant the exceptional approval. ...67.68
66Amended by Art. 75 Section 2 of the Water Protection Act of 24 Jan. 1991, in force since 1 Nov. 1992 (AS 1992 1860; BBl 1987 II 1061).
67Second sentence deleted by the Section I 3 of the FA of 18 June 1999 on the Coordination and Simplification of Decision-Making Procedures, with effect of 1 Jan. 2000 (AS 19993071; BBl 19982591).
68Amended by Section 6 of the Annex to the Armed Forces Act of 3 Feb. 1995, in force since 1 Jan. 1996 (AS 1995 4093; BBl 1993 IV 1).